CGP London are pleased to announce the Relaunch of Dilston Grove

 

 

After two years and a £870,000 renovation project, Dilston Grove, an historic Grade II listed former church, re-opens its doors as a spectacular venue for large-scale presentations of contemporary art. Previous artists who have exhibited at Dilston Grove include Ackroyd & Harvey, Richard Wilson, Mike Nelson and Shona Illingworth.

 

The restoration was funded by the Cabinet Office for the Third Sector’s Community Assets Transfer Scheme (delivered by the BIG Lottery Fund), Arts Council England, English Heritage, the London Borough of Southwark and the City Bridge Trust.

 

The launch presents, in partnership with Autograph ABP, the first solo exhibition in the UK of work by Congolese photographer and filmmaker Sammy Baloji. Mémoire addresses colonial violence, shattered dreams of independence and the postcolonial political fallout that exists within the current Democratic Republic of Congo. A beautifully crafted and abstracted video, Mémoire is shot in collaboration with the Congolese performance artist Faustin Linyekula.

 

Mark Sealy, Director of Autograph ABP, said “I have been aware of Sammy Baloji’s work for some time but this did not prepare me for my response when he showed me Mémoire … it is a rare and very special moment to encounter a work that is so powerful”.
 

 

 

 

 

Sammy Baloji, Mémoire, Dilston Grove, 2010

 

 

 

 

Andrew Kötting, In The Wake of a Deadad, Dilston Grove, 2008

 

 

 

 

Shona Illingworth, The Watchman, Dilston Grove, 2007

 

 

 

 

Michael Cross, Bridge, Dilston Grove, 2006

 

 

Southwest corner of Southwark Park, London, SE16 2DD

Canada Water tube station on the Jubilee and East London Lines.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7237 1230